Canada

Manitoba Hydro unable to estimate how long some customers will be without power

WINNIPEG - Electricity is returning for many Winnipeg customers affected by an intense winter storm, but Manitoba Hydro says it can't even estimate how long it will be before power is restored to...

Oct 12, 2019

Final arguments begin in case of Quebec man charged in slaying of wife, stranger

ST-JEROME, Que. - Ugo Fredette had reached a breaking point the day two people including his ex-wife were killed, and his actions and decisions were fuelled by that break, his lawyer to...

Oct 12, 2019

Quebec will appeal court ruling that allowed cannabis plants to be grown at home

QUEBEC - The Quebec government is appealing a court decision last month that invalidated the parts of the province's cannabis law that prohibit home cultivation. Premier Francois Legault tol...

Oct 12, 2019

Syrian restaurant to reopen in Toronto days after closing over threats

TORONTO - A Syrian restaurant in downtown Toronto that closed after its owners said they received hate messages and death threats is set to reopen Friday following an outpouring of support f...

Oct 12, 2019

Pipeline politics loom large in final scheduled federal leaders' debate

OTTAWA - The political weight attached to whether and where to build pipelines in Canada came through clearly Thursday night in a French-language leaders' debate that also saw the leaders of the three...

Oct 12, 2019

Despite Ottawa's LRT woes, experts say don't judge right away

OTTAWA - The sleek red-and-white train sat beside a platform at the western end of Ottawa's new light rail line on Friday morning, shadowed from the autumn sun as riders walked aboard. And then the tr...

Oct 12, 2019

Nirvana and the Nordiques; for the Oct. 10 In-The-News we go Unplugged

In-The-News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Oct. 10. What we are watching i...

Oct 12, 2019

RCMP shuns lie-detector tests for top security clearances despite federal rules

OTTAWA - The RCMP does not give lie-detector tests to employees undergoing top-level security screenings despite federal rules that require such examinations, The Canadian Press has lea...

Oct 12, 2019

Popular mountain biker dies in trail ride accident while in Mexico

VANCOUVER - A popular mountain biker from British Columbia has died in Mexico. A statement from Jordie Lunn's family says the 36-year-old was killed while trail riding in Cabo San Lucas...

Oct 11, 2019

British Columbia premier defends chief of staff over handling of allegations

VICTORIA - Premier John Horgan defended how his chief of staff handled allegations made against the former clerk of the B.C. legislature when he first learned of them in July 2018 as the Liberals...

Oct 11, 2019